geebung

[ jee-buhng ]
/ ˈdʒi bʌŋ /

noun

any of various small trees or shrubs of the genus Persoonia, native to Australia and New Zealand, having small white or yellow flowers and fleshy, edible fruit.
the fruit itself.

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Origin of geebung

First recorded in 1820–30, geebung is from the Dharuk word jí-buŋ

Words nearby geebung

gee whiz, gee-gee, gee-string, gee-whiz, geebag, geebung, geechee, geegaw, geek, geekspeak, geelbek
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Example sentences from the Web for geebung

  • You won't turn a five-corner into a quince, or a geebung into an orange, twist and twine, and dig and water as you like.

    Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for geebung

geebung
/ (ˈdʒiːbʌŋ) /

noun

any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Persoonia of Australia having an edible but tasteless fruit
the fruit of these trees
(in the 19th century) an uncultivated Australian from the country districts

Word Origin for geebung

from a native Australian language
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